The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-23
MILLER PEACHES A LITTLE.
HE cor $4,000 IN BILLS OF LARGE DE
NOMINATIONS FROM DE LACY.

HE cor $4,000 IN BILLS OF LARGE DE
NOMINATIONS FROM DE LACY
ABafe Kind OF Confession, for which he may
Got Imnunity His Testimony to Mako
Another Link In the Conspiracy Alleged
tohavc been Hstched by SHARP Osborn Il.
bright Tells About the Lyddy Injunction.
William II. Miller Of 's4's Board Of Alder
mon. who is under Indictment for bribery
startled the defence in tho Sharp trial yester-
day by taking the stand and testifying for the
people. Miller Is not ono OF the band Of
thirteen known as the combine" md had
almost dropped into oblivion. Ho was mem
Der Of the Railroad Committee. however, and
signed the report favoring giving away the
Broadway franchise. When the investigation
began In tho bribery cases. and Aldermen
were arrested right and left, Miller went to
Florida-for his health. he said-and while he
was there Judge Gildersleove received q letter
from one OF the Doodle Aldermen Offering to
peach" Tho lettor was really from Waite,
but Miller was suspected. Not long after this
detective brought Miller back from Florida,
and he was released on $4,000 bail. which half
dozen of his relatives chipped In. Miller was
vehement In his protestations Of innocence. in
sisted that TO had never wrongfully received
cent, and declared that he knew nothing about
btibory OF any kind.
1t was close to tho end OF the morning session
yesterday whom Miller appeared In court with
Detective Schuyler who Is in the employ Of tho
District Attorneys office. Ex-Recorder James
n. Smith. his counsel. was also present. A
story was started that Miller had turned
States evidence. His counsel said he had not.
but that lie had boen subpGnaed by the prose-
cution. 1t was in the middle Of the afternoon
session when Prosecutor Nicoll called him.
Miller mounted to the witness chair and took
tho oath solomnly. He Is slim man with o
full black beard aud sallow complexion. In
appearance and manner he Is decidedly Ger
man. although he has no marked accent. He
is in the shoe business. His testimony was
literally interspersed with objections from tho
lawyers for the dofence.
About the time Of the granting OF the Broad
way franchise. or shortly after, did you receive
anything from Robert E. De Lacy2" was Mr..
Mcoll's first question. lEx-Alderman De Lacy
Is credited with being ono OF tho Doodle dis
tributors. and is now in Canada-l
Lawyer Parsons objected to the question,
and Judge Barrett asked Mr.. Nicoll what he
proposed to prove BY the Witness
I'm. Of hs dsnS s Of sioo 500 ana
s M .ca ssas IT. Ssnss s;
~ p Lacy and that he had snned reurnsd
81 n tas n S;
Their being in the possession Of tho members q The
he
81 %n S1 Il
1T q fS 81 but against "
sSs as1 at s sS &c e hs
witness.
Mr. Parsons that is to be proved then is that after
sn so on H. ass 81 b. sa
I ss n.
had this money. but is an isolated fact
Col Fellows objected to Mr.. Parsons stating
IN the course Of the examination Of witnesses
nocenSe Of the defendant. He thought ali these
questions should DO lett for the summing up.
IT. DE- Lacy to a sa doss as 50 had %
;hSv sS,,on ,p.,
X ss sS" aoss ~:
~ Ia sxsoas
Judge Sarr:tt-1 think will admit the testimony.
NJ: NIcoll repeated Cd, his question and Mr. Mil
. yss s:sssss' a@1Ss' of bill.
SO and ei io ~ fhs1o @ss only one soo bill
il Of ss
.oT7under what Circumstances did you receive ~
i s
snd gave me IN 4 iii. and said il Something
f M e ay with wa, paid on
Of she Sso.aSsy KsiiIo.ai X:SES sr Da y. .'.'DA.
A.Thsre was no understanding Nothing was said
did yeH think De to for,
h. SS S S call & ny store ras dsfene
came 70 my store the next day. and said te him 'Ds
% sSs or any osT
u q as TIM and am glad OF tho
Mr.. Miller said he did not sign the Railroad
Gommittee's report fay9ring the railroad on
tho day 1t was drawn. He went right home.
Q.Did yen cal! at the Aldsrmanic chamber the next
m hs sG 9spasp sns m I A-Y' sir M'0ny
sa to
s III ss IN Of yas ss
o. street This was the cable scheme. Tread oyer tho
sns there were some words In that did not
n4s: ;sS ass u s
Then M. Miller won't on to tell how he came
The ss And
f;,l and s,n IKE n you'd sign it. After few words
was the last on the report. 1t was on Aug. 6,
isS4. when the report was adopted BY the com.
the early morning meeting on Avg. 80, when
the franchise was passed over tho Mayor veto,
until no saw 1t in the evening papers,
,Q.Dd you not receive notice 70 attend that meet
was not mailed until ~ o'clock that morning. as I
learned by the postmark.
On ss-examination Mr.. Miller said that he
had no conversation with anybody connected
with the District Attorneys Office regarding
his testimony. He said he received 9 subpoena.
and only came to court after his lawyer, ex-
Judge Smith. told him that he. was compelled
2 obey tho subpoena Mr.. Miller said that 30
Tar as he remembered no company came be-
fore the Board and offered 81 100000 for the
Broadway franchise. Lawson n. Fuller swore
tbnt tho Gable Company offered this amount.l
Miller then left the Witness stand and hast
ened from the court room.
MI Nicoll said TO o. SUN reporter that Miller
had been subp9naed merely with the under
standing on the part Of tho District Attorneys
SSfiee that he would testify, Whether or not
boz matter for after consideration. Immunity
had not been promised to him. Mr.. Nicoll de-
cnod TO say whether or not any OF the other
indicted Aldermen would be summoned as